General Material (1)

Reference No:
U DPY/1/1/4
Dates:
Jul 1986-Dec 2001
Description:

Contains information collected about the history and background of CESPA/Parity and its campaigns. Topics include winter fuel, Executive Committee updates, travel concessions, Home Responsibilities Protection, prescription charges, unemployment benefit, widowed fathers, equalisation of pension ages, retirement income and response to Government discussion paper on State pension age equality.

Contains examples of organisation's published material relating to bus passes, incorporation of Bill of Rights into UK law, equalisation of rights, 'OAP', suggested draft letters for members to send to their MPs and MEPs, local authority and local press concerning bus passes, widowers' rights and age-related concessionary entry charges; Draft survey to CESPA members, press releases concerning equality in State pensions and CESPA; Draft letters and articles to Unions and 1987 Election candidates; Copies of newspaper cuttings, handwritten notes, copy of speech given on behalf of CESPA and another to UK Federation of Business & Professional Women; Notes on talk by DGL [David Lindsay] to Age Concern Conference and also article he submitted to 'Pension World'; Notes of meeting of Advisory group on Retirement age and Equalisation of Pension Benefits (1988), draft of Sex Discrimination Bill 1988/1989; Results of CESPA enquiry asking for MPs views on preferred option for equalising state pension ages, list of main CESPA activities (1991).

Also includes correspondence, statistical information from a variety of sources including relating to social security & National Insurance, economic activity & employment, population and Gross Domestic Product and history of organisation with its objectives, aims, policy and draft of Charter for equal State pension entitlement.

Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
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Access Conditions:
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Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of Parity